The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, which are found to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis. Sleep apnea was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability at any time during the pendency of the claim. The 10 percent rating for right knee strain was also denied.
The deciding factor: The deciding factor was that while migraine headaches were granted due to their secondary nature to service-connected allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea and increased rating for right knee strain were not supported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, sleep apnea, right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071306
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
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